Aaron Shotton was first elected to the post in May 2012.
Read moreWales local elections 2017
Elections were held in all 22 Welsh councils. The Conservatives win control of Monmouthshire as Labour loses Blaenau Gwent and Bridgend, but holds onto Cardiff. Plaid Cymru increases its majority in Gwynedd, but falls short of taking Camarthenshire.
How results are calculated and reported.
National councils scoreboard
Party | Councils | Seats | ||
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CouncilsTotal | Councils Change | SeatsTotal | Seats Change | |
Party Labour |
Councils Total7 | Councils Change−3 | Seats Total472 | Seats Change−107 |
Party Independent |
Councils Total3 | Councils Change+1 | Seats Total322 | Seats Change+13 |
Party Plaid Cymru |
Councils Total1 | Councils Change- | Seats Total202 | Seats Change+33 |
Party Conservative |
Councils Total1 | Councils Change+1 | Seats Total184 | Seats Change+80 |
Party Liberal Democrat |
Councils Total0 | Councils Change- | Seats Total62 | Seats Change−11 |
Party Llais Gwynedd |
Councils Total0 | Councils Change- | Seats Total6 | Seats Change−7 |
Party Green |
Councils Total0 | Councils Change- | Seats Total1 | Seats Change+1 |
Party Liberal |
Councils Total0 | Councils Change- | Seats Total0 | Seats Change- |
Party Residents' Association |
Councils Total0 | Councils Change- | Seats Total0 | Seats Change- |
Party UKIP |
Councils Total0 | Councils Change- | Seats Total0 | Seats Change−2 |
Party No Overall Control |
Councils Total10 | Councils Change+1 | Seats Total- | Seats Change- |
After 22 of 22 councils Seat change compared with |
Councils A-Z
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Anglesey
NOC NO CHANGE
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Blaenau Gwent
IND GAIN FROM LAB
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Bridgend
LAB LOSE TO NOC
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Caerphilly
LAB HOLD
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Cardiff
LAB HOLD
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Carmarthenshire
NOC NO CHANGE
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Ceredigion
NOC NO CHANGE
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Conwy
NOC NO CHANGE
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Denbighshire
NOC NO CHANGE
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Flintshire
NOC NO CHANGE
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Gwynedd
PC HOLD
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Merthyr Tydfil
IND GAIN FROM LAB
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Monmouthshire
CON GAIN FROM NOC
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Neath Port Talbot
LAB HOLD
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Newport
LAB HOLD
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Pembrokeshire
IND HOLD
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Powys
IND LOSE TO NOC
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
LAB HOLD
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Swansea
LAB HOLD
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Torfaen
LAB HOLD
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Vale of Glamorgan
NOC NO CHANGE
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Wrexham
NOC NO CHANGE
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What happened last time?
Most Welsh councils had their last elections in 2012. Labour made significant gains which meant that almost half of the councillors elected represented the party.
Anglesey's election was postponed for a year. In 2013, 14 of the 30 councillors elected there were independent and they proceeded to govern the island in coalition with Labour.
'Wards to watch'
Can the Lib Dems make significant gains?
Benchmarks: Liberal Democrats
Prof Scully says the Liberal Democrats "suffered horrendous losses five years ago" and that they will be looking to make "some sort of significant gains", particularly in their areas of historic strength.
The party will be hoping to make gains in Cardiff, a council it ran until 2012 (albeit without a majority).
The Lib Dems dropped to 72 councillors in 2012, so will be hoping to get over the 100-seat mark this time.
UKIP hopes to 'hold the balance of power'
Benchmarks: UKIP
UKIP went into this year's election with no councillors in any of Wales' 22 unitary authorities.
It has fielded 80 candidates and while that means it cannot hope to control any councils, the party says it hopes to hold the balance of power in some.
Many hands make light work
Surprises ahead in Blaenau Gwent?
Labour won 33 of the 42 seats in Blaenau Gwent in 2012.
Will Labour lose ground in the capital?
Cardiff
Prof Roger Scully
Cardiff council is another one to watch tonight. It's been controlled Labour since 2012, though the party's majority in the capital city has shrunk since then.
“There was a Labour majority here five years ago – the group here has been somewhat fractious to say the least since then.
“As with much of Wales, the twin questions are – how much ground are Labour losing and who are they losing it to?
“Labour is being challenged by different parties – the Tories, Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru - in different parts of the city.
“This council may show us how effective those parties are in challenging Labour.”
The 5-a-side's cancelled!
Sports halls across Wales are serving a different purpose tonight.
BBC Wales reporters are providing live coverage from all the counts.
First result
In Flintshire, Labour's David Wisinger has held his seat in Queensferry.
Another Labour loss in Wrexham
Labour has lost a second seat in Wrexham to an independent.
Prof John Curtice says this was in a ward where the party won as much as 72% of the vote four years ago.
He adds that on the first two results for Wrexham council, it looks as though the elections there could prove to be difficult for the party.
On the other hand, so far the party has been managing to hang on to seats in nearby Flintshire.
Tribute at the Ceredigion count
A minute's silence was held at the Ceredigion count in Aberaeron following the death of one of the candidates for this election.
Neil Flower, a Liberal Democrat candidate in Llandyfriog, near Newcastle Emlyn, died last week. The election for the seat was suspended.
Returning officer Bronwen Morgan has just confirmed that the election has been rescheduled for 8 June 2017.
A long night ahead?
BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Hutchings is in Cardiff
'Results coming thick and fast'
BBC Wales' Gareth Evans in Monmouthshire
'A bad night for Labour'
On the results that have come in so far, Prof Roger Scully from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre says: "We don't yet have clear general patterns but I think there's enough in England and Wales to say it’s clearly a bad night for Labour.
"We don't know if it’s a bad night or a very bad night."
Chaos in Cardiff?
Plaid Cymru candidate in Cardiff Neil McEvoy raises concerns about how the Cardiff count is being conducted.
The story so far
The picture across Wales remains unclear, with most of the declarations from yesterday's local government elections still to come in.
A Labour source has told BBC Wales of fears his party could lose control of Merthyr council.
Another Labour source has admitted the picture at Blaenau Gwent council is "very challenging."
But he played down a Tory advance in Wales, saying gains they predicted have "not transpired".
He referred to the picture in Wrexham as "nuanced", and said reports from Swansea and Newport were "positive" for Labour.
A Tory insider said it was looking good for the Conservatives in Monmouthshire with no losses.
Meanwhile a Plaid Cymru source said it looks as if his party will hold on to its 19 seats in Ceredigion, and may make gains in Ynys Mon.
Peter Black, a former Lib Dem AM said the party will be "lucky to hold on" to what they've got in Swansea.